The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-22
WHY DID L1NGG MARE TIE BOMB

which Killed Degan? 10 answer this it be-
comes necessary to examine the character of the
association with which these defendants were
connected, and its aims. There was no ques ton
about this organization, nor little about its OBJ
jects Its platform was published by the Alarm
and the Arbeiter Zeitung. The court quoted
many familiar extracts from that sheet. Among
them are the peculiar ideas of the communists,
the abolishment OF titles to lands and sort Of
freedom which is far beyond ages in the rear
of modern civilization, and in some OF these arti
cles the charge is made that the state, the
churches, the schools. and the press ars
in the pay and under the sway Of the
capitalist and that the laborers must overthrow
these powers by physical strength. It is adj
mitted. and even positively asserted, that such
a thing as right of property is not only myth
but great wrong to those who by laziness and
other faults have new earned property. or by
their want OF thrift cannot keep such as they
may have had. This association subverts ali
law. These men should read our constitution
and laws and then they will find that they are
hemmed with nth, law; law. but yet the yoke is SO light
paper called the Alarm. ard defendant
Fielden owned some =, stock in it,
and it was under the management
CO conr to ~ the oher eones
the case. for instance, that these movens were
the chief movers. and the center Of any and all
communlstic meetings in Chicago. and that they
were in person and were always pronounced
followers of the red flag Evidence was given
that there were twenty-five to thirty labor
unions in Chicago at that time embracing a
thousand A large majority of these men were
honest, industrious men, working daily
for their daily bread, we'll meaning
men and had no thought of anarchy
or any of its hateful doctrines. The assemblage
for any ordinary purpose would have been law
full, but it conducted as an unlawful assem-
bage, even prior to the arming and drilling of
the group and was a violation of the military
laws Of Illinois, Each Of these defendants will
fully and malciously violated the laws of the
State of Illinois and they shall suffer tie ex-
treme penalty liked by the court of Cook county
on the day previously stated. AS specimens of
weapons by which depraved men men with
no heart could use against their fellow creatures
nothing in modern times can approach the ex-
quisite means devised by these anarchists. aud
they seemed to have made study of that awful
purpose. The court very carefully explains the
law to conspiracy in all its phases, and quotes
extensively from eminent authorities. We think
that the course pursued on the trial in regard to
the manner of empannelling the jury was cor
rect and in accordance with the law. The state
is not called upon to tender the defendants a
second panel before the defendants tender it
back four. We cannot see that the remarks Of
the states attorney in the argument to the jury
were marked by any such improprieties as re-
quire reversal OF the Judgment. In their
lengthy argument counsel for the defense raise
some other points of minor importance which
are not noticed. AS to these it is sufficient to
say that we have considered and do not regard
them we'll taken. The judgment of the criminal
court of Cook county is affirmed